Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
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Host countryTurkey
Dates8 – 16 August
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue2 (in 1 host city)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 8 – 16 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Turkey (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Azerbaijan |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Chemseddine Bekkouche Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Meleye Diagne Muhammed Gümüşkaya(2 goals each) |
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Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games was a football competition held between 8-16 August 2022 at Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium and Karatay Mehmet Otkut Football Field in Konya, Turkey. Under the rules, only players born on or after 1 January 1998 (U23) were eligible to participate in the preliminary and final competitions of the tournament. However, up to three players who exceeded this age limit might also be included in the official list of athletes for the final competition. The eight teams was divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each.[1][2]
Turkey won the first gold medal in the tournament, by beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Konya | Selcuk University 15 July Stadium | 5,000 |
| Cumhuriyet Stadium | 1,500 |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Azerbaijan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Iran |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
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Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
| Morocco | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
| Azerbaijan | 3–0 (w/o) | Iran |
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Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
| Azerbaijan | 2–2 | Morocco |
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Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
| Iran | 0–3 (w/o) | Saudi Arabia |
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Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 August – Konya | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 16 August – Konya | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 0 | |||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 14 August – Konya | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 August – Konya | ||||||
| Azerbaijan (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Algeria | 0 (3) | |||||
Semifinals
| Turkey | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
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Bronze medal match
| Azerbaijan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
Gold medal match
| Turkey | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | Silver medal |
| 3 | Azerbaijan |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Algeria |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Iran |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |